Teen Fest: Zine and Comic Exchange

Saturday, January 31, 2026 from 1–3 p.m.

Free, drop-in. Registration not required.

Celebrate Cincinnati’s teen arts scene with a new, annual Teen Fest event along with community partners at the Cincinnati Art Museum! This year’s event takes inspiration from the museum’s current exhibition What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine. Enjoy comic artist demos, meet local zine creators, and exchange artwork with other local teens at a zine exchange table. Make zines with the Contemporary Art Center, create poetry with WordPlay Cincinnati, get graphic novel recommendations from the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library, and more. Enjoy snacks and giveaways like free artist zines and tickets to the MAD Magazine exhibition.  

Partners: 

• Art Academy of Cincinnati
• Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library
• Contemporary Art Center
• Ensemble Theater
• Indie Northern Kentucky (iNK)
• SOS Art
• The Well
• WordPlay Cincinnati
• Zinecinnati 

Participating Artists: 

• Heidi Black
• Jay Kalagayan
• Kat Klockow
• Lauren Sparks (artist demonstration and interview at 1:15 p.m.)
• Dylan Speeg (artist demonstration and interview at 2:15 p.m.)

Rules for the zine exchange table:

We encourage you to bring copies of your own zines to exchange with other teens and creators at the zine exchange table. Please note that all language and imagery should be appropriate for family audiences. Hateful, violent, or explicit content is not permitted.

If you need accessibility accommodations, please contact us in advance at [email protected] or fill out the accessibility request form.